Wyyat Smith or Nico Wyatt-Smith is an Australian singer, songwriter and producer. Smith explains “His music at its essence is self expression drawing from its spiritual roots in rock, house, R&B and electronic music. His track “Dive” was his first released song which was followed by “Bear the Storm” and he has a new release coming out on the 25th of this month.
The artist mentions “‘Dive’ is a narrative of a rapid and powerful attraction between two people while traveling that morphs into a tale of unrequited love. One has moved on, one is still hanging on trying to bring the other person back.” “Dive” starts with a bubbling synth that’s filtered. It doesn't take long for a hard hitting 4/4 beat to come into the mix. Soft pads reveal themselves along with vocals. The vibe is heavily inspired by new wave and electronic with an ’80s type of quality. I thought the melodies were catchy and the song at first feels very dance worthy. Around the two-minute mark the song takes a darker turn and sounded less airy and ’80s infused. This reminded me more of an artist like Burial. Long ominous sounding synths create this sort of immersion. Manipulated vocals at this point are sparse and serve as just another element. The third part of the song goes into a slow swell and breakdown. It’s lush and moves with waves surrounding you. Delicate piano creates an intensely intimate and beautiful breakdown. The music begins to rise and goes back into the more grinding and haunting section. A lone and distant kick drum keeps things rolling.The song continues and really sort of settles in the groove. I thought the structure of the song was interesting. The song has a number of distinct sections instead of a verse/chorus/verse type of approach. There’s no real hook but that is offset by the unique sound design and journey the song takes you on. Take a listen.
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